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Mining Overview
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The General Mining Act (GMA, 1872)• Signed by President Ulysses S. Grant.• Allowed miners who claimed minerals on federal public land
to decide where, when, and how to mine. • They had absolute right to mine without standards in place
for prudent mine operations, mine site cleanup, reclamation or restoration, or financial responsibility.
• Put in place to promote development and settlement of public owned land in the Western U.S.
Due to the impact on the environment, mining is the most heavily regulated industry in the US.
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Subsurface• Deposits ~100m• Underground/mine
shafts
Surface• Open Pit• Strip Mining• Mountaintop Removal• Placer
Which of these do you think have the greatest impact on human health? Environmental health?
Subsurface vs. Surface MiningDetermined by the resource location and formation
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Subsurface vs. Surface MiningDetermined by the resource location and formation
Subsurface• Deposits ~100m• Underground/mine
shafts
*Largest Impact on Human Health
Surface• Open Pit• Strip Mining• Mountaintop Removal• Placer
*Largest Impact on Environmental Health
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Mining MethodsDetermined by the resource location and formation
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Subsurface miningMine shafts drilled down to ore deposit
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Fisher Creek Mine, MTAcid Mine Drainage
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Bingham UT Cu MineOpen Pit- Aerial View
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Bingham UT Cu MineDeepest Open Pit in World- Overhead Aerial View
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Terraces to expand the mine- make a series of holes with a sticks of dynamite
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Trucks load up ore and carry it away for processing
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Dr. Walsh next to one of the massive trucks
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Ore milling- crush the tailings to increase SA and extract ore (w/acid)
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Waste tailings slurry into pond storage
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Anaconda Cu Mine, NVManmade holding pond with acid Cu waste
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RemediationPump wet waste slurry through limestone CaCO3 gravel sleuce channel. Neutralized waste emptied into artificial wetlands.
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Artificial wetlandsPlants that take up Cu and other metals
Plants then have to be disposed as hazardous waste
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Big Sky Mine, MTStrip mining Coal
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Victoria, IlOld Coal Strip Mine- Aerial View
Closed prior to enactment of SMCRA
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Limestone coal mine, CaMountaintop Removal
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Limestone mine, CaTerraces into hillside
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California Gold Rush 1848-1855
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Reprocessing Au mine tailings to recover “microgold” that has become profitable to extract
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Tailings reprocessing machineArtificial pond- dump in tailings; has a large panning
machine; pulls in slurry at one end, dumps out waste at the other end.
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Large microgold panning machine
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Biggest Human Impacts Subsurface Mining
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Surface MinesBig Environmental Impacts!
• Removal of topsoil and vegetation
• Displacement of wildlife• Disruption of groundwater
and surface water flow• Contamination of soil, water,
air• Noise pollution
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Mining Regulations• The Clean Water Act (CWA, 1972) &The Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA, 1974 )– Regulates discharge of pollutants and quality
standards of surface waters in the U.S.– Ensures the quality of drinking water
• The Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (CRCLA, 1980)– Regulates the release of hazardous substances
into air, soil, & water• The Endangered Species Act (ESP, 1973)– Protects threatened & endangered species and
their habitats
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The Surface Mining control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA, 1977)
• Signed by President Jimmy Carter• Ensured reclaiming of the land- returning it to its original
or better condition after mining.• Billions of dollars are spent to clean up abandoned
mines.– Set standards to minimize the effects of coal mining on
environment– Established funds used to reclaim land and water resources
adversely affected by mining
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Mine Reclamation
Before After
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Mining MethodsDetermined by the resource location and formation